From Pullman to pulling power: How Nick Blakey profited from scandal and the AFL’s strange economy

Whereas the police investigation into the Pullman hotel incident has conceivably cost Isaac Heeney millions of dollars via loss of sponsors, Nick Blakey has garnered millions from the Pullman imbroglio. At the least, Blakey will be paid an extra $400,000 or more per season over the next five years by dint of his move south to North. And he has added a further three years on the same kind of remuneration, becoming one of the highest-paid players in the competition, at least until Tasmania arrives.